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Science Magazine @science.org · 22h

This year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry has gone to the architects of molecular “cages” that could be used for everything from carbon capture to drug delivery. https://scim.ag/4mTE1Z6

Architects of molecular cages win Chemistry Nobel
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi honored for developing metal-organic frameworks

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Dr. Gaffen (@slg1717.bsky.social)!! Well-deserved 👏👏

University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social · 1d

From CMU grad to global immunology leader 🦠

Congrats to @slg1717.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @cmu.edu Alumni Achievement Award for her trailblazing research on IL-17 and immune defense! 🧫

Her groundbreaking IL-17 research has transformed the field of immunology and improved lives worldwide.

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University of Colorado Renal Division @cu-kidney.bsky.social · 1d

🧬CU nephrologist Dr. James Dylewski is co-leading NEPTUNE, a national study on rare kidney diseases like Alport syndrome, FSGS, and membranous nephropathy. With 1,000+ participants, it’s advancing understanding and treatment of nephrotic syndrome.

Read more here: tinyurl.com/2j8updzw

A Clinical Study at the Forefront of Investigating Rare Kidney Diseases

NEPTUNE, a multi-site clinical study, brings together different types of researchers to learn more about what drives some types of kidney disease.

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Also, congratulations to Dr. Turnquist's post-doc, Dr. Afsana Naaz, on her Elevator Pitch entitled "Finding the Best Way to Mend a Breaking Heart (Shaping Transplant Outcomes)"🎉🙌

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

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Felicia Kemp is a woman with glasses wearing dark jeans, tall boots, and a blue long-sleeved blouse, smiling. She is standing next to her poster presentation entitled "PPAR loss impairs the proliferation of alloreactive CD4 T cells and decreases GVHD severity".

Heth Turnquist is a man with a beard and glasses wearing a blue button up shirt and a brown blazer. He is standing behind a podium, in front of a projector screen with the title slide of his presentation up. The lecture is titled "Elucidating the role of immune cell-mediated repair in heart transplantation outcomes".

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

The #Turnquist Lab takes on the 2025 #Immunology Dept (@pitt-immunology.bsky.social) Retreat!! Special congratulations to Dr. Turnquist's pre-doc, Jordan Warunek, for winning 2nd Best Poster🎉👏
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Afsana Naaz is a woman wearing a green t-shirt with a long black skirt, smiling. She is standing next to her poster presentation entitled "Alloimmunity Generated Injury Signals Control Local Chemokine Levels in Areas of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy".

Betsy Varghese is a woman with glasses wearing a horizontal black and white striped long-sleeve shirt with black bottoms, smiling. She is standing next to her poster presentation entitled "Establishing immune biomarker surrogates of neuro-, surgical and rejection-mediated inflammation in Whole Eye Transplant (WET)"

Jordan Warunek is a man wearing khakis and a dark checkered button up shirt, smiling. He is standing next to his poster presentation entitled "Macrophage Recognition of Donor MHCI Tunes IL-27 Production to Shape Tissue Repair Following Heart Transplantation".

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

REMINDER to join us on Thurs., Oct. 16th at noon in the Assembly auditorium & via Zoom for our next #Eberly Distinguished Lectureship in #Immunology!

Dr. Ananda Goldrath from the Allen Insitute for Immunology (Seattle) will present "Thinking about the immune system in tissues across time & space"⌛🌌

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

Dr. Ananda Goldrath (Allen Institute for Immunology) will present "Thinking about the immune system in tissues across space & time" at our next #Eberly Distinguished Lectureship in #Immunology!! @pitt-pmi.bsky.social

See you Thurs., Oct. 16th at noon in the Assembly Building Auditorium or Zoom!

Dr. Ananda Goldrath is a brunette woman with a curly bob, wearing a dark purple v-neck long sleeve shirt and gold hoop earrings. She is standing in front of a blurred background, smiling at the camera.

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American Society of Transplantation @astinfo.bsky.social · 9d

In Case You Missed It!

Organ donation saves thousands of lives each year, and the system is designed to be safe and reliable. Help your community get the facts - share this article with your patients or on your social channels.

Learn more: bit.ly/4mB2XV7

The Truth About Organ Donation: Facts Behind the Headlines

Make a difference in the field of transplantation by donating to support our cause.

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National Kidney Foundation @kidney.org · 9d

#HispanicHeritageMonth is a time to honor the history, achievements, and resilience of Hispanic/Latino communities while reflecting on the health challenges that disproportionately impact them, including kidney disease.

Follow along as we keep sharing stories and resources throughout the month. 🧡

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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @natrevgastrohep.nature.com · 12d

New online! Clinical trial design, biomarkers and end points in metabolic and alcohol-related liver disease

Clinical trial design, biomarkers and end points in metabolic and alcohol-related liver disease

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 26 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41575-025-01120-5Metabolic and alcohol-related liver disease presents challenges in clinical trials due to complex pathophysiology. This Review discusses noninvasive imaging, serum biomarkers and adaptive designs as modalities to enhance patient-centric end points, aiming to refine diagnostics and improve drug development.

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beccafrancis.bsky.social @beccafrancis.bsky.social · 16d

Excited for this article! Defining B cells has always felt messy and hard to follow. Hoping this brings some clarity.

Immunity @cp-immunity.bsky.social · 16d

Online now: A roadmap for defining “extrafollicular” B cell responses

A roadmap for defining “extrafollicular” B cell responses

The term “extrafollicular” is now being used expansively to describe a variety of B cell processes beyond the original use of the term, potentially obscuring important distinct immunological processes. We discuss current uses of the term extrafollicular and propose a framework to help classify these evolving concepts in B cell biology.

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 15d

Happy National APP Week! 🎉 Thank you to all Advanced Practice Providers who provide care and emotional support to patients and teams. You help make the world go round! 🌏
#2025APPWeek

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Pallett Lab UCL @pallettlab.bsky.social · 17d

SOOOOO excited to see this online IN REAL-LIFE!!

Here, we review the latest in hepatic tissue-resident #Tcell biology. We draw on a metaphor proposed by Robert Louis Stevenson [1886] to highlight the fact a cell can manifest different behaviours & actions depending on environmental context 🧪

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @natrevgastrohep.nature.com · 17d

New online! Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells: master deciphers of the hepatic environment

Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells: master deciphers of the hepatic environment

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41575-025-01118-zThis Review provides a comprehensive overview of the role of tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells in hepatic immune responses, explores their dual function in liver immunoprotection and immunopathology, and discusses their therapeutic potential.

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Pitt BGSA @pittbgsa.bsky.social · 16d

Say hello to our incoming SOM PhD students 2025-26!

#phd #pitt #welcomeceremony #bgsa

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WHO @who.int · 22d

It’s #WorldPatientSafetyDay

📣 Parents and caregivers!

You play a vital role in making decisions and keeping your children safe when they receive care:
🙌 Be active participants
🙌 Ask questions
🙌 Stay informed
🙌 Speak up Learn more

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/WPSD2025WHO #PatientSafety

Title: ‘Keeping care safe for your child – Tips for families’. Four tips are displayed with colourful icons: 1) Keep track of symptoms, medication and appointments. 2) Stay informed about common medical conditions. 3) Ask questions when you are unsure. 4) Speak up when something feels wrong.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 22d

"I realized I would need to figure out my postdoc personality on my own."

During #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife story on how one researcher found their way as a postdoc. https://scim.ag/4pqszGX

An illustration of man sitting at desk with scroll rising up and reflecting himself back, with text that says: I wasn’t sure how to be a postdoc. Here’s how I found my way.

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The Transplantation Society (TTS) @ttsorg.bsky.social · 23d

🚨Don't miss tomorrow's webinar 👉 Outcomes in Sequential Solid Organ and Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 3 pm (ET)

💬 @drjenkidney.bsky.social, Shweta Anjan, Rachel Phalen, Meera Gupta, Michelle Long Schoettler

🔗 tinyurl.com/m568asnb

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University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social · 23d

Join us at noon TODAY, 09.16.25, for the 1st DOM Grand Rounds of the academic year!

Today's MGR: "Improving Healthcare Value: from the Choosing Wisely Campaign to the Latest Evidence-Based Approaches to Reduce Low-Value Care," presented by Dr. Tom Radomski.

For the link: dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

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The Transplantation Society (TTS) @ttsorg.bsky.social · 27d

Don't miss the latest Behind the Paper with David K.C. Cooper!
Watch or listen to an in-depth interview on the recent @transplantation.bsky.social paper 👉 The Relative Roles of Inflammation in Kidney Allotransplantation and Xenotransplantation

🔗 tinyurl.com/mr47jdzk

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Jen Li @drjenkidney.bsky.social · 29d

Check out the latest from @transplantation.bsky.social @ttsorg.bsky.social @drmaceylevan.bsky.social

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

Dr. Ananda Goldrath (Allen Institute for Immunology) will present "Thinking about the immune system in tissues across space & time" at our next #Eberly Distinguished Lectureship in #Immunology!! @pitt-pmi.bsky.social

See you Thurs., Oct. 16th at noon in the Assembly Building Auditorium or Zoom!

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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @natrevgastrohep.nature.com · Sep 9

ICYMI: New online! Beyond preservation: future machine perfusion for liver assessment and repair

Beyond preservation: future machine perfusion for liver assessment and repair

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 03 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41575-025-01111-6In this Perspective article, Huwyler, Binz and colleagues discuss the future of long-term normothermic machine perfusion for livers and propose a staged assessment approach for ex situ perfused organs.

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aga-gihn.bsky.social @aga-gihn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our August member spotlight features none other than our @amergastroassn.bsky.social president Dr. Larry Kim! Read about his goals for AGA, advice for aspiring med students and more: www.mdedge.com/gihepnews/ar...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Sep 1

"What mattered, I realized, was not to be some imaginary perfect mentor with all the answers, but to get to know my mentee ... and offer whatever guidance and support I could based on my own experiences." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3URUdys

An illustration of a woman walking up stairs in the back of another woman's head, with text that says: As a Ph.D. student, I felt unprepared to mentor—but I’m glad I took the leap.

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University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social · Aug 28

Don't forget to attend today's HS Ascending Star Award Lecture with one of this year's awardees, Dr. Shari Rogal!

"Why Good Research Isn't Enough: Using Data-Driven Implementation Strategies to Transform Health Care"

🗓️Thursday, Aug. 28
🕞3:30 p.m.
📍Alan Magee Scaife Hall, room 3785

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